title: [Clinical case of the month. Intrapulmonary lung sequestration diagnosed in an adult].
abstract: Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital lung malformation characterized by an abnormal segment of bronchopulmonary tissue supplied by aberrant systemic arteries. Due to the non-specific symptomatology, the diagnosis can be missed. Imaging is the cornerstone of the diagnosis. Complete surgical resection provides the definitive treatment. We report a case of pulmonary sequestration associated with an asymptomatic aspergillosis presenting during adulthood and describe briefly the epidemiology, embryology, histology, imaging and surgical treatment of this congenital abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie-Pathologique, CHU de Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Somja
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Leval
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boniver
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Radermecker
mesh_terms: D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D055732:Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications